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James Herbert Costelloe
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 09/08/1897 |
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Lieu de naissance: Currabubula, New South Wales, Australia |
Informations générales
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Profession: ouvrier journalier |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Australia |
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Force armée: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Numéro de service: 234 |
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Incorporation date: 07/03/1916 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
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Unités: — Australian Infantry, 1st Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 07/11/1917 |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 20 |
Mémorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panneau: 7E |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 2
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Mon histoire
Private James Herbert Costelloe, a former farm labourer, served in the 1st Battalion Australian Infantry, which was part of the 1st Australian Infantry Brigade, 1st Australian Division.
On the 5th of November 1917 the 1st Australian Infantry Brigade relieved the 3rd Australian Brigade on the front line. The 1st Australian Infantry Battalion was placed in reserve on Anzac Ridge, with its headquarters at Anzac House. On 7 November the 1st Battalion was improving communications trenches when they were shelled. The War Diary mentions that 5 other ranks were killed between the 5th and the 13th of November. Private James Herbert Costelloe was among them. He was likely killed in the artillery barrage on the 7th of November. His grave was not identified after the war.
On the 5th of November 1917 the 1st Australian Infantry Brigade relieved the 3rd Australian Brigade on the front line. The 1st Australian Infantry Battalion was placed in reserve on Anzac Ridge, with its headquarters at Anzac House. On 7 November the 1st Battalion was improving communications trenches when they were shelled. The War Diary mentions that 5 other ranks were killed between the 5th and the 13th of November. Private James Herbert Costelloe was among them. He was likely killed in the artillery barrage on the 7th of November. His grave was not identified after the war.
Sources 5
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1st Australian Infantry Battalion, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/18/25). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources utilisées |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, COSTELLOE J H). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx Sources utilisées |
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National Archives of Australia https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/ Sources utilisées |
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Stacy, B. V., Kindon, F. J.and Chedgey, H. V., The history of the First Battalion A.I.F. 1914-1919, (??, 1931), pg 83-84.. Sources utilisées |
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The Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search Sources utilisées |
Complément d’informations 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1598506 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=b1b75c5c-f0a2-4888-89a0-484adf9d9fa8 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7399040 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=63602 |